CONTENTS FEATURES
4 | New M-Series loaders Bobcat introduces fi ve new M-Series loaders: two skid-steer, two compact track and one all-wheel steer loader.
NEW: E55
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14 20
Soil
Conditioner Tips
30 2 WorkSaver | SPRING 2011
8 | New E55 and extendable-arm option A new E55 compact excavator is the leader in the 5-ton weight class. An extendable-arm option is now available for the E32 and E35 compact excavators.
10 | Emission standards technologies Read about interim Tier 4 and Tier 4 technologies available to help manufacturers like Bobcat meet the latest nonroad emission standards.
30 | Attachment spotlight: soil conditioners Tips for better soil conditioner attachment performance.
SUCCESS STORIES 12 | Agriculture
Learn how a Bobcat® compact tractor
fi ts right in at a Connecticut fruit farm. A trio of dependable Bobcat equipment helps Western Canada dairy farmer Tim Hummel keep up with day-to-day responsibilities.
14 | Landscaping
Read about four landscaping companies that are benefi ting from the new M-Series loaders and excavators. Customers from Texas, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts weigh in on their M-Series equipment and its performance on their landscaping jobsites.
20 | Buildings and Grounds Pennsylvania state park employees stay on top of grounds maintenance tasks with a Toolcat 5600TM
, T320 and numerous
attachments. A new Bobcat utility vehicle is helping high school employees with security and grounds maintenance projects.
23 | Rental Aggressive marketing tactics drive demand for Bobcat products at a Boston-area rental store. Read Brian Grant’s successful marketing strategies.
24 | Construction The American dream came true for Kosovo refugee Florim Kabashi. Today he’s the owner of a successful masonry business, thanks to some help from his Bobcat excavator and loader. A robust T870 is helping Iowa contractor Jared Morris improve his excavating and grading productivity.
28 | Bobcat Pause 29 | Recipes
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ABOUT THE COVER
A different perspective: Looking up at the new M-Series A770 all-wheel steer loader. Equipped with an industrial grapple, the A770 effi ciently loads a section of a tree into the back of the truck. The A770 is just one of fi ve new M-Series loaders to make their debut this spring.
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www.bobcat.com • Vol. 35, No. 2 STAFF PUBLISHER
Leroy Anderson EDITOR
Ryan Johnson
GRAPHIC DESIGNER Emily Shendelman
PHOTO EDITOR Chad Halverson
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DEALER COORDINATORS Kelli Paskert and Kali Fryklund
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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER Ernest Feland
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